Pope Benedict passed box of Vatican’s ‘most difficult and painful’ secrets over to Pope Francis: Book
At the beginning of Pope Francis’s papacy his controversial predecessor handed him a large white box stuffed with ...
See why half a million people are flocking to the Vatican
As the Jubilee year kicks off in Rome, more than half a million visitors have flocked to the Vatican to walk through the Holy ...
Vatican Allows Italian Gay Men to Train to Be Priests, if They Remain Celibate
Candidates for the seminary should not be disqualified based on sexual orientation, according to new church guidelines in ...
Emanuela Orlandi, new testimony in the Vatican girl disappearance: Vergari «didn't know her at the time»
Emanuela Orlandi's case remains one of the most mysterious in Vatican history. Investigators are now focusing on the ...
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The elephant that captivated the pope and lived in the Vatican gardens
During his Jan. 8 general audience, Pope Francis enjoyed a circus performance that included two animatronic elephants, ...
Pope Francis names first woman to head a major Vatican office, choosing an Italian nun
The appointment marks a major step in Pope Francis’ aim to give women more leadership roles in governing the church.
Pope Names Nun to Head a Vatican Department, a First for a Woman
Sister Simona Brambilla was appointed as the prefect of a Vatican office that oversees religious orders, but she may not be ...
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PHOTOS: New Jubilee tour of Vatican Gardens at Castel Gandolfo highlights beauty of creation
A new tour for Jubilee 2025 of the Vatican Gardens at the pope’s summer palace in Castel Gandolfo aims to bring Pope Francis’ ...
I stayed in Rome’s poshest area and it was surprisingly cheap
The city’s upper brow may live here, but for tourists it’s a sweet spot – close enough to the city’s most visited sights and ...
Biden cancels trip to Italy, meant as final foreign visit of presidency, as fires rage in California
Biden was scheduled to leave Thursday afternoon for a three-day trip to meet with Pope Francis and Italian President Sergio ...
Pope Francis has named the first woman to head a major Vatican office, choosing an Italian nun
While women have been named to No. 2 spots in some Vatican offices, none were named prefect of a dicastery or congregation of ...
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Pope Francis has named the first woman to head a major Vatican office
ROME (AP) — Pope Francis on Monday named the first woman to head a major Vatican office, appointing an Italian nun, Sister Simona Brambilla, to become prefect of the department responsible for ...